The Sun. — London, England, 1809-11-02 00:00:00

r -*•• •t . POETRY. .. . , 'Vie follu'lic TRiauTtati LIN ts , 6n 046;.inErini . . wiere.w . ritten . 0 Mr, ;!LtAT ', Wht}iSe' Muse Is always ready a; the call.of , Lol-x..LTy - .rnA - ,. PATRIUM,M, and ill'rose:ii.roductions are brways.animated by: the" ge nnine spirit oibunevolon'c as well a& poesy. N. , • • . , k • , Now half a century. has shed • Ats, lustre'on the-Kingly head; Alustre tkat still bright appeari Vi&orious o'er the Wreck of•yeais : To hail the sacred hour that brings An EMI- tat's Areeting on it's wings . i hateer th' aiiZ4ions can inspire, The Patriot's zead, the Poet's • Whateer the holx . train can preach; Or Art prepare, or Nature teach; The Mournees . gratitUdesincere; l'fie - WictoW's, Orphan's, F.ather's,teg; Th' ex - tilting - drops that copious flow, From conscious sense of sotten'd woe Front, FitzcootA at the Prisoner's dooi- Shouting- 0 CAPT,Iv v's no more." From UNT SC, visiting the spot, Where PEN u'a had seii'd the Cot : From,P LE Asy a gay and blythe rebound, Spreading the CHAR -I TI ES around ; • From the light dance . of generous Mllt That bears a faggot to the hearth ; Not noisy sounds of emptiness ; Not pomps that aggravate distress; Waste . Bounty's lamp in idle glare, A pageant 19r the desert air. - - . . • But the kind blte . that Shall impart . A,genial.comfert to the heart ; • One ;farisient jubilee, to-cheer - The wt,i4 ot;the.poor Man's year. ail aieir loyal varied wreAths*ill An oa4ing Meet to grace LR r r r. NIA'S shririe. " 6'?•-,:tfte ' :hen /et . tntinea stelt lay Thai all &Nation can display:, 4 . 11:11 . 1i1 • ;lay . ogstf 4iisely prove ...••••• A 6enerous People's tong tried loVei„ — ~,,/9Q4-14.eil'efluitille stVay; Viliier.e.„ltYenoty‘ obey;" come, NW. Theoile arid fit a hotne. . • ... . .. • f l Tee't, o e.Yet clierisli'd Isle. " . ."I.,eft-witrea . sighyand weicorri'd withi . stnitel- Ttirt4li-lifelf4"iseen,"andatill shati'be";nr civet s . )4ital-gast 14i,t . ifn'crrilytitailission'a'grAyer , . • t. •-•:.: .~ ~ ~ a .1",„ . I lei • Ny s ii_have 'received the. "tnllcrot - mg - animated.: cles. crlptFOn of the:Jubileeat Beaulieu, N-ew Forest, from a ydung Nati'al.ptficer, Vho-was. preseneat:the epp.• iepresemed, and we'eliscover -fie genuine cliaraCteri)ticg . .fif a loy'aleiia - liberaHotrof , lise-ave - e,j, in every sentence: 'The New' Fores t arps, under the .consmand.;.4., .I.,•ietat,.Colonel de' Crespigny, paraded in the,t-norn: :. - hig,and'inarchedto - Beaulieu Church,'w-ttete.4o,o-. rrropriate and itupresiii7e sermon was.delieerkdbtke• Rev.-I* - ..Adarns,• in, an elegant, anclfeeling man-.As soon.a,s • Divine Service ended, .tote. egi tient drew •tip - on, the lawn before the Pdlace r , and fired three rounds, aud.then :tvitb:oue , accord; gave nine hiacheers, in. which they_skerejninedbY every . ,person present.: 'Mier returnin&fhe colOnrs in due form into the Palace, the men' were reja.f.e - 4.fiy.tl*• OffiZers;andtables.were placed'on the lawn for the .iteCoinmodation of the. poor, Who were - pleniifntry stippliA, to the number of 584 persons of both' sexes, with good,substantial beef, Mutton, and puddingl, ..ndplenty of good wtiolesonie ale: - When theie happy Mortals .had dined; they made the air resound with cheering and- singing God save the King; and departed periettly nod comfortable. Lady . sarah de Cresiligny, with her lovely family,.attended . b 3 several ether Ladis, - a perfeel constellation. of b(autv walked round' the tables to en 7 joy - anti partake the happiness 'which the bounty of their husbands and , friends had spread around ihini; and. I: . 'most confess •1. never saw -such . an iSsetrililage of hippy faces; cake and wine was handed round - the.raWn tothe chief visitors. A little after four o'clOck, about 40 gentlethen sat down to ac ,e vgan . and sump up inner in the Hall of this ancient PaliceiWbere the very place brought to - 014es -recolie6tioothe-h.ospitable.days of, our noble ances -1 • tors; whp foUghfand bled for 'the rational liberty , we 4 t2nw enjoy under the best of Kings,- and who ;often "trade-, the very Hall resound" With 8 pontatleoubursts „ :fif*tilyalty arid patriotism. -The worthy Colonel C. presidid, afid after the cloth was reinuved, he' got and addressed the . cotnp:sny with . a'short, 13 , 4 t .beautifulry aniniited speech, preparatiost to drinking the King's health, which was drink with threelirnes ihrpg (a royal salute . z waS -fired from sane • pieces Pf.,artilleyy at the3 . ..ralace) and.as'rEttacheirtfelt satin " la6tipn and - etfrusiaitiC *to)`.; ty;•as 'at - any •rneeting in . the United li'Z.ingdoniS.,; . the Queen and Royal•Farnily foil - eV:ed . , with three times three. -Seyetal other loyal . . end patticitit toasts were - and the worthy Ctilo- , • nel havingtomposeda beautiful Song for theoccagon,. sung it in full. chorus, ancliond bursts.of•applause.-- , Soonalter ei u. ght we joined the ladies - , and Commenced • - daneio, which was kept up With utitil: one when this verk.•Wppy company, eiCh-zen: tleman with his lotely partner; 'bat-dawn to an ele gant Supper in the same good Hall, aird after Supper, when the heath of our fizitweb".-SoviAe*i.oli Wag again given, the Ball was„ made, trrecho.,... and the ladies joined - the gentle Men' s -• yokes • he - wevet -.were solond,.. we could scarcely bear -their - • - -louts,'.but like the enchanting 9vettne4i'oof distant God save the King wa s .r sung:in full cho•i; Ills, the whole company stlnding round this ho'spi= table board. -We then' resumed-dariCing;-aiid kept it up until••near five in the morning,- when:we broke up with every delight and, satisfattinn .at wh at •We • l‘ad enjoyed. . . . . • The Hampshire correspondent who "traiisinits:us the foregoing interesting account of the Beauliu loyalties, cbwpletes them with some .acceptable re parts of the transa&idns of SouthamptonoVhich liar • • # ever been diganp - ,uisbed foT issferkiii taid..steady Oa ? triotism. The subscriptions for the poor, :an4 ;the unfortut.ate, of.vitatever denomination, were gene.... •rou - s and expansive. tle vas 1.4% ishrd iti - the splendours of squibs, crackers, or illnclinations,, anti. Much Was well beatovied itr the circulation ot_ more solid benefits. In short loyalty and benevolence were the order of the day ; and the King and the Country reveres .the ".echo of every voice, and the beat of•every heart." , w 0 RTIII N G.. The following bill of fare for the poOr at the Juhi lee, dinner of this place dots great credit to the beraliiy •of the inhabitants and their genetous visitors one thousandloaves of, bread, one fat.ox, ten sheep,.five bushels of potatoes, two hundred t,...rned cabrb,ivt, three bushels of turnips, one 'bushel of car rots, .one Inindred.and fifty - rich plumb-pudding, a large 'quantity of cheese, and nine hogsheads of . .strong beer. The tables were arranged on the Steyne in the shape •of a diamond, at one Vlcleck , about tour thou sand people were assent bltd, w hen a fen'de .joie-. as fired by the. VolUnteers.of the p.irish. , " ,aye the King 7 was then sung by the Aak hole pa,ty - as a grace,. 'after which .above ~two thousand persons,sai clown to this glorious repast. • Fifty Gentlemen, of :the toWnittended to carve and Wait on the happy party, a band played in the centre, tA'etags fiyirtg at the angles, • and the 'Nobllity and Gentry parading, . perbaps„ formed ore of the brightest diatp:.t: in. his Majesty's dominions - ; the old afen Were furnished %vial whacco and pipes,; and the merry pipe and rbor was-'not forgotten for the the younger. pifi'; it is impos'ale to, describe the cheerful countenances of the. groupe t.•tien the rctli- Itig plumb-puddings made tbeirappearance, one hun dred and, twenty-.five of wlticb:.were dressed .at the Steyui Hotel ; so well was the Whole arranged that_ in less than five minutes every .dish Kas on the table. The-butchers, bakers, brewer's, gnacers,.&c. served their armies on this occasion without Steyne bca House:. .Hoieis,. h. the as- Sistance private bouses, Cooked the whole H ithout charge. `.,Che,Oilicers of the Volunteers dined at the Nel son-Inni and a. sumptuous dinner was .served_np in •the Assembly ;Room to the rejoicing townsmen. In the morning a pleasure-boat, wits launched, and named the Jubilee, anti the cornerstone of the new market, was laid on thissnemorable day, with an ap ',:propr*teibsCription,. gron4,, tkapspafency was e% hibited at the bank .- ing , :hoLnstkof Ige*rs.:Jiawkins and Phillips, and a ldisflargE,fir,e-works,. with loud huizas, ended one , ot•ltie liappke:o day s ever, witnessed by a happy people, . : , Thp. foll9Wieg,..eY.4Tps..a„4ll was given at the .14.40 - nhiy:i9o . o , yhenhiparqb of a hundred couple axwea-tit one time, to kho,.,!nyitiug straing of harp • and 1,144. , ~„ The morning u. • usherad..in by. the ringing of be , oo4.4cnes, and : a,-clisoJay. of flap in xari ous of the ~tow, nine o'clock cavalry a44l•iolant.ry . .assecapled, went through their ; mikownvres in superior Atte that might hale - ::tong lipnoj.4.lo -Any ,regui,ars...After which they 4ttendgd • divine,seryice‘,3o;44, the 41yor _and CerporaftOn of . ttiat ancietwtown,,fyegv.led, by.opwards,oft , k6 bun dted. of .tl , Sonday : School Children,:. and .nearly . (I , l* . hundred. charity children,.. 4 ... larrayed in a new suit.of croaths, .made, expressly for the occasion.' .4§ soon - 4,& thp congregation (upwards of four thousand being present). were, seated in the church, theorgan end choir struck up "God save the C.ing;" it. had a. most ituprtssive effect. The, ,C . ,orOnati'on lotheru was also sung in, a superior manner by; the whole Atter heatAng . a . tupSt sc:r m.on from the Rev. W. savetheliitg" was. againsuog,hy the'cong(egaticaa, expressing their loyal attachtnept: to the : best of by joining jtl ihechorm. • . Frotn chnrch,the.regiments proceeded to the gar ket-place,. where they fired' a fetz de joie in honour of the.day. The. respeaable part of the-inhabitapts.of the tope. dined with the Mayor at, the Town fiall,at,l4a ticket, - se. of each - being deducted to go towards Abe fund for the relief, of the poor, Who were all mace hippy on the occasion, to the'aMOunt of 2000;_men; Women, and children; the:men and wonien receiv '. ing 3s. a piece, and gd. for every child. The poor were alsO'regaled' in the evening .by a number Of barrels of beer being placed in the Market plaCe, and a great - ipanti tiof cakes Were thrown from the 'top of the Market-house among them, the sarne ceremony as was performed: when, his Majesty gs • ascended the ihione, 60 years - -ago. One of these cakes was exhibited by Mr . . ..lohri_Waite; a inernbe; 'Of the Corparation, be having kept it - in his posses-. sicare,ver• since,' which is,. we underita'pd, to - be s'hewn before his itilajety., • .The evening . concluded I,vithTa atsploty of fife. works, and a ba11,.. Which, was kcipt up Muir a rate 1 hour, with the 'utmost _barrn6nyaud . „ Credit to the Managisttent of the house stet:raid And house keeper. The ,health of our gracious Sovereign-. as aunt: with three cheers, as• Was 'also the:health of the noble dohor ; Lord and Lady Arthur Somer - - . set„the Hon. Boscawen, were drunk. in bumpers, with other appropriate toasts. Dancing - eciinmenced at seven; and continued with great ipirit • tiFl 12' o'clock,. when ,the.company sat down to an excellent supper—another round of toasts and loyal sengs followed. Dancing recommenced, - and was kept up till 4 o'clock. The poor and - aged of the adjoining p r•ishes of Merther,and Lammorran were liberally .supplied with clothing, and about [it) ,pair of shoes were given to the children of the Free School. 4. The poor of his Lordship's parish (St. Michael own Penkivell), Whom he clothes annually, had a fine fat ox distributed among them, in proportion to their fa. rallies. And thus the three-parishes held Jubilee on the" munificent bounty of the Noble Viscount. YALE OF TAUNTON DEAN, SOATERSETSIIIRE. Every individual, high or low, rich or poor, con tributed liis share of gratitude and acknowledgments due to the revered Monarch of this happy island.— The day was ushered in by a general ringing of bells, discharges •of artillery, musketry, &:c.' Di vine service was universally attended, and the chiirclies were thronged.- After which, each Pa." • rish, generally speaking, entertained Us own 'poor, by feeding, and, in many instances, 'clothing them, under the directions of the various respeziiable cler kymenand MagistiateS, who resided in that part of the world. • In many places Aumptuous and hospital le enter tainrrvis were made by the different Gentlemen at their eit - s--4orernost in that descrilition was one given* Sapdhill-Park, - the sa4 - Of Sir J. Lethbridge, Bari. at the head o 1 his tenantry,',who invited and . entertained at leasL .1900 pony persons, on tables laid and spread for that piirpose, in his park : old English fare; roast 'beef and plumb , pudding abound-' ed, and all reserve being laid - a Side, the mirth and good . humour which prevailed was ,only equalled by the heartfelt joy and gratitude Which flowed towards that illustrious Monarch whose length of reign was 011.1 hat: day celebrated:. . . At Taunton a most sumptuonS dinner was provided, which was attended by at. least 80 Gentlemen of the town and neighbourhood. Mr: Lethbridge, oneof the County Members; presided, supported by the lead . lag characters of this populous county. An elegant' ball, fireworks, with every other demonstration of festivity and joy, completed the evening: • In the course of the morning a rneetint Of the. in-. habitants of Taunton • wits convened, and, to. their honour be it named, within a quarter °fan hotr, a sum not less than 't :2001. was subsclibed 'for the' puic• pose of endowing an Infirmary for the lower classes Of the neighbourhcorl Ai dRR IAD. ...... On Thursday -the 26th ult. at Lyme, the Rev. J Thomson, , Velfew ct lesus Qe Iley c, Gainbridge, .y ,w est thughter tilt! tare Tl:oavaiKott well, E,:zia. yr Cannnadcvn, in the Count . On the 7th Sept. et Madera, Major john Austin,- De . putY Adjutant-General to the British. Forces in Madeira, to jean , third daughter, of Dt. William. Gourlay, of Kincraig, I , lly - sician, at Madeira. . Lately, Lieutenant-Colonel . Harris, e4dest son of Lwe 'tenant-General Harris, , of Belmont, to Miss. Dick; daughter of , Dr. Dick, of Hertfor.t.street. Yesterday; at Waithanistow, Brooke Baines Hurlock, Espy of Langhain, in the Cotuity of 'Es'sex, to Charlotte, secoo` ; daughter of the late Peter - Laprimaudaye,. Esq. Merchant, 0 ` Austin-friars. • DIED. On Wednesday the 23d utt. at Clanton, Mrs. Baxter, the : wife of kVilliam Baxter, sq. in the 49th year of her age. - On' Wednesday senfiglit i l Captain I ohn f.d2.Vards, Q' Bro,dstairs. On Friday last, after a short illness, Mr. A. (ones, Artist,' at No..}, ; Well -street, Oxford.road • On Monday last, at itis house at Addington-place, C.` lll bervvell, WilliSm Fenner, Esq in the 23d year of his af,c c Lately, at Rome, in the 74ta year of his age, Cohn bison, Esq. ` ~•~BRZ7'2SH°24IUS~U~.~•~ ' . . . . From the remoteness of its . siittition,. the illtnnins it.the-Biiiish-Maseieri'On'WeOrieitlay-laSt, - ha,s nutbeep .much tioti:eeli:" in the: public .prints.' - Its ;Merit.,.4,o,vvevei,.;Ni'ilri63:llferior to that'of ai - iy other, in point, of , sit - plici . iy . ,alo - elegance. The' front of the gateway, rO, had a row on eiery,archits4tual line. • • In the Fedi .tzieni.ifere the letters G. 11: - • 41;4 on . the angle . at the' top . .Of:o)e " 1 3e14iCikeot,sia..aOrilliziotgroko witi4n . the Arch, on a trAnsf)arericy were the words 'Alta pub lica 9ul, f 4viaquaygip3 , 4us:ccli6 : Had this inscription been on ktavern or 4 . .t.ra4esnaan house, we lutist have ,Criticised it. been retched,: and intelligible only to A - few ;. but enining,..frbru_ a literary society, wecannot but adinit.its;classical propriety, being in .faa.,thelegend ot, the nieclals of several of . the Ito ,.man expressing : he .public vows offered or, in this instance'llul Of fob; qty ry onwhich the medal .The returnreturntheran "ersa was struck. . . . .Tbo Tenantry of Lord Falmouth, to .the number °fa ao,wer4 handsomely entertained at j'regothnan, theabsence.of his lordship, who partoor o the festivities of Mount Edgecurube.,, A sninpi4ous dinner was provided, and served in :a style which did . . . 1.01k1.1)0N : Printed by RICHARD HARRIS; of N 0.4, Martlett-court, Bois-street; and Pcblished by WI L LIAM ARMI G E R SCRIPP S, South Molton•street, G osvetio asquare, At the Stni-Orsincu, No. 112, Strand; where Advertistments, Orders for the Paper Letters for i the Editor, &c. (post-paia), must be audressed. ROYAL PARISEI.OF. HAMPTON, . By the liberal contributions of the inhabitants,„ju diciotisly managed and distribeted by a Cohn:l - pee appointed for the pintibie,' and . aided by flib - Pri`• - • vate benelattions •of Charitable - individuals, .up. wards of. 1.1,00.. poor persons -,,were relieved with meat, bread, beer, and coals. Early in The morning the flag was displayed on the Church tower, the bells rang a merry ' peal,. and•with small intermissions cant inned.ringing the whole of the day: Divine service commenced at tire usual hour in the morning. After the prayer* . an excellent 'appropri- ate di - scourse was preached by theßev. Dr. Morgan, from the 1 . 13 th 'Psalm,. and 24tly.verse--.‘.` This is . the iday which the Lord hath made, we will rejoice and be glad in it." "Te Deem jhbilate Deo," and . Handel's Coronatian Anthem, were performed by the choir, and after the sermon: the Air of " God Save the King" was ,sung,..ip,.which the congrega, thin joined.. The poor persuns who partook of the "charitable dOilitions attended the 'Celebration (A the ger% ice, and never 'was .. any church more . crowded, -or a congregatioui more . : attentive. , Atter service.tnany of, the re.speeiable inhabitanti of the parish dined together at ihe Hell Inn, on the old English ,fare of roast beef and plumb pudding.— lifter dinuerrnany•loyil Songl .were.sung, and the ,remainder of I,lle day was devoted to harmony and conOviality.. The poor in' the parish workhouse were regaled by ..the•parish officers ; .:with , an excellent dinner and strong beer. . . . Among the aas of private munificence on this happy festival, must be enumerated that of Mrs. !'-K ley .Williains,. and - other. Ladies bf the Hamlet of Hampton Wick, who jointly contributed to enter tain 100 poor children with a plentiful repast. Lady AlbiniCuMberlabd gave art elegant Dejeune to a stile party of Nobility and Gentry, ist her apait ments'in liampton-court-palace. - . . There was a "grand subscription ball and supper .at Ilw Toy Inn, :1 - iapvton-court, which was ho i,,noured by the presence of his Royal Highness the Dirkeof'Clarende,.and attended by nearly 400 of the Nobility, Gentry ~arid respectable inhabitants of .Hampton. and its vieinity. A military band.attended, and. performed several admirable pieces of music i •. 1 and a grand display-.of fire-works was made in the . curse of theev:ming. • . _• , .- . •.. ,•___. • • With these festivities did the inhabitants of Hamp ton terminate a day which will (dim a memorable ' epoch in the annals - of Great Britain,;and which will . . be ever held dear and sacred -in the memory of every true Briton-,; in such manner did they combine with their fellow Subjects iii expressing their sentiments - . of grateful joy for the blessings of divine Providence, evinced in.the prolongation cat the, life of . their he-` loved Monarch, whose highest glory and whose' pride consists in. the well-earned bile of•". Father of: his People." • • The mansions of all the Nobility and Gentry of Yorkskiire 'becathe the scats of hospitality on this memorable day. Lord Harewood entertained,-at his own house, upwards of 280 of his tenantry; all the public-houses in the village were opened, and, at each of them one hundred persons dined at his Lord; ship's expense. .The Lady of Mr.. Henry Lascelles distributed to all ,the poor boys and girls of the neigh bourhood, a pair of stockings and half .a-crown and. Lord Harewood gave to each of the poor widows half-a-guinea. In the course of the day a royal sa lute was flied in the park, and at night there was a splendid display of fire-works on the' lawn. M Weston, the seat of the Right H in. Lord itadfOrd, his - Lot•dshii) and family Attended in pat. , ' ‘, son; , - - after divine service appointed for.the.a.*, to 1 ien jOY . ..the heart-felt. satisfadion, in the sight of a nh- I. Merous assemblyof the poor, amounting to 200, pee,- ' OK 'who were entertained with every • thing they . I could wish for, by his Lordship, at nine tables. Yet this hospitable feast was but a trifle to that which, on the following day, contributed to the.domestic L comtert of many families, who retired to their honks i with the'more than fragments that were left of an ox, several sheep, and six•bushels. of . flour, baked into bread. Two hogsheads of excellent ale were drunk, and all were rendered perfely happy; and t cheerfully joined in the lend afi loyal toast oil i 1 " God bless the King," given by the hospitable be-; r \ I nefaaor. - „ i Ti,vo large fat oxen were distributed by E. W. i 1. Bootle, Esq. M. P. of Lathorn 1-lOute, among ihe . pOor families in the neighbourhood; at the rate di I one pound per head, old and .to - ung. Ott \\redoes.; 1 I day, - a.bonfire was made at his • sole expence, the materials of which were as folloW : i. 4•0 baSkets of round coal, i 56. ditto slack, 48 cart leads - olgorst., 114 'ditto , woody, • 6 ditto turf, 2 ditto wheat-straW, two tar barrels. At the. lighting of the fire, more. than 2000 person's were `collected fo view it, and . strong - ale was distribUted to the pritnilace, to drink his 'Afiajesty's'health. / EarlPoulett give a fat ox and eight sheep, with . I'so' loaves.. Every poor. person in the village Of Hinton St. -George received about 61b. of meat, a • loaf, 601 b. of potatoes , and a gallon of cyder. The '• f - ' whole of the persons in his Lordship's employ were regalea.with an eicellent•dinner of olciEngligh fare. A triumphal arch, decorated..with laureh• with . `` Long live. the King,'.' . was erected over a butt of the best stout, and tour hogsheads of cyder, with 'which the company enjoyed themselves in many loyal songs and toasts until a•late hour: The revered and enthanting seat of Mount P..idg cumbe was a scene offestivity. Early in the marry. ing, the noble owner distributed a large sum of tut , ' ney, and ordered two oxen to be given t o t h e poor of Maker, Milibrook, Kingsand, and Cavvsaod. At half past five, a grand dinner was served up in the first style of elegance,' to a nutnerous party of friend's from Cornwall and Devon. • Among the numerous donations by which the poor were regaled on the 25th instant, in honour of our good King, the entertainment given by General Huline 6uniner, Esq. M. P.' for Surrey, was truly , . truly. gratifying. The whole,parish, consisting 0. more than two hundred persons (includingehildien), assembled in two tents in• the Park, where they Were xpgaled. with plenty of rnea s t, bread, pies, pod- • dings•,,ale, and cyder: After the health of the King and' and some otheLappropriate toasts were draol, the fiddles were heard in the ball, and the dance be gan,, and was kept up tilt.alate hour. Too , tomb' cannot be said of the condescension and attention of, every branch of. the• family to their guests: '-- 'At Dartmouth the Mayor gave a Public Breakfast to:libout- it oof .the inhabitant's, who acccompanied• him to church, where they'heard .a most excellent . • 6 - drinon.p -AbOut the sortie number dined at the Cas tie...lnn, the Mayor in the chair. In the eveninP L . • 7 there.was a ball and supper,-.anda 'grand - displaY. ° ' -. fire-works. About 'BOO poor were supplied wlth ..:,. mutton and beef by the Corporation ; andJ.l.%:so' p 1 801. was subscribed to be laid out in coals AO candles, to be distributed among the pU o r . .tainii , " -. in the course of the ensuing winter. A - sheep w 43 ro,astcl whole for the amusement gf the populace:.. On the night of the 224 uit. Thon3as soldier, at Bexhill Barracks,. was awaked by an ute s usual motion in his bed ;, to discover the cause which ,he turned on his right side, and caught ith his left hand a very laige.rat ! setting hini,t•it up right, he felt another onhis. left side, and 'caught I tiat with his right hand, but not till the latter animal had bitten him through the thumb ! In this situation., with a large rat struggling in • each hand; he called to his comrades, and; with I.,4eir assistance, contriled to destroy"them. - Tuesday morning about ten,o'cloek, as a Gentl6- man in a one-horse chaise was passing al, mg. t ville, the animal became restive and would not pais through the turnpikei, an the carriage against tl4 gate, which was broke almost to pieces, by whia' the driver was thrown out ?Ind dangerously hurt, and the Culle&Or was so inuch bruised by being jammed against the gate, as to be takento the hOSpital 'with verylittle hopes of 'recovery: SHIP NEWS. GRAVESEND, OCTOBIR 3r. Arrived—the Roodon, Newport, from Dublin.. .8112T113 • On the 25th ult. the Lady of William jenkins, Esq. of Castle, near Wivelscombe, Somerset, of a Daughter. 'llia little one is to be called jubilee; being born on that gloricro; day. The same day, at Netheraven•House, Wilts, the Lady of Michael Beach Hicks Beath, Esq. of a Son and Heir. • lately, atllaly Castle, the Lady' of • Sir' Wil Bart. or a Daughter. . On the 25th ult. in Queen-street, Edinburgh, the - Lady of the Han. Archibald Nlaccionant, ot a Daughter. The same daY Mrs.' Knox, wife at 'Mr. Richard Ku:;/c, Writer in Donne,. apd EA:utenint the • l!e.rti l sitiie Local. Militia, 4)1 her seventh srm,Who '%.'asebaptized tlat arid., In' honour of His 'Majesty and the' day, Was Toni:A George Aragustus. The seven sons arc all alive: ..On Sunday last, at Dedham, Essex, the Lady 'of the Rtv. G!eriras Holmes, or a Son.